ATI With catalyst ... overheat problem

tareef · 2013-02-15 07:56:03

hi guys

(iam sory for my english )

iam serach and search ... and read in the wiki .. but dont find perfect solution

my laptop is Dell Inspiron N5010

> lspci :
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 12)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 12)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev 06)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cedar HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5400/6300 Series]
12:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
13:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02)
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)

after installing arch i have a problem with temperature (70>80>87> then my laptop is going sleep :-/ )
i install the amd driver catalyst (close source),powertop, powerdown,laptop-mode-tools

and it ok .. the temp nearly 50 (with firefox is run), but with little additional work its starting over (50>60>70)

device stats (from powertop) :

Usage Device name
17.5% CPU use
100.0% Display backlight
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
100.0% Radio device: btusb
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller
100.0% USB device: EHCI Host Controller
100.0% PCI Device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
100.0% PCI Device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series]
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller
100.0% USB device: Usb Mouse (SIGMACHIP)
100.0% USB device: BCM2046B1 (Broadcom)
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio
100.0% Radio device: brcmsmac
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
100.0% PCI Device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cedar HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5400/6300 Series]
100.0% PCI Device: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller
100.0% USB device: usb-device-413c-8161
100.0% USB device: EHCI Host Controller
100.0% USB device: Intel built in USB hub
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 3
100.0% USB device: Intel built in USB hub
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2
18.6 pkts/s Network interface: wlan0 (brcmsmac)
0.0 pkts/s Network interface: eth0 (r8169)
0.0% USB device: usb-device-413c-8162
0.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0
0.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0

overview:

Usage Events/s Category Description
56.2 ms/s 223.9 Process /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
1.3 ms/s 107.3 Timer hrtimer_wakeup
78.2 ms/s 53.2 Process /usr/bin/gnome-shell
1.9 ms/s 71.6 Interrupt [50] fglrx[0]@PCI:1:0:0
3.6 ms/s 57.4 Process /usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so -greomni /usr/lib/
1.1 ms/s 38.5 Interrupt [7] sched(softirq)
33.1 ms/s 16.4 Process /usr/bin/X :0 vt07 -nolisten tcp
0.7 ms/s 16.4 Process gnome-mplayer /run/media/tareef-m/6905f43a-da9d-4502-9bc2-2ce901ff7b83/مكتبتي الشخصية/تسجيلات ص
0.9 ms/s 15.7 Interrupt [16] ehci_hcd:usb1
616.4 µs/s 14.9 Timer tick_sched_timer
463.3 µs/s 9.0 Interrupt [6] tasklet(softirq)
114.9 µs/s 9.0 kWork ieee80211_iface_work
323.2 µs/s 6.8 Process gnome-mplayer /run/media/tareef-m/6905f43a-da9d-4502-9bc2-2ce901ff7b83/مكتبتي الشخصية/تسجيلات ص
89.4 µs/s 6.5 Process /usr/sbin/haveged -w 1024 -v 1
218.7 µs/s 4.5 Process /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session
2.1 ms/s 3.7 Process gnome-terminal
31.8 µs/s 1.4 Process mono /usr/lib/gnome-do/Do.exe
2.1 ms/s 0.6 Process gnome-shell
8.5 µs/s 1.0 kWork pci_pme_list_scan
83.9 µs/s 0.9 kWork _brcms_timer
0.9 ms/s 0.5 Process powertop
36.2 µs/s 0.8 Process [rcu_preempt]
31.2 µs/s 0.8 Interrupt [4] block(softirq)
2.6 µs/s 0.7 kWork console_callback
29.3 µs/s 0.7 Interrupt [1] i8042
6.5 µs/s 0.7 kWork flush_to_ldisc
0.0 µs/s 0.5 kWork disk_events_workfn
1.5 µs/s 0.4 kWork mei_timer

this problem did with all distro (Debian,Fedora,Ubuntu)...

THANKS for Help (in Arabic شكرًا لكم)

ilkyest · 2013-02-16 00:01:02

here....
2. Profile-based frequency switching

# echo profile > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_method

The "profile" mode will allow you to select one of the five profiles below. Different profiles, for the most part, end up changing the frequency/voltage of the card.

"default" uses the default clocks and does not change the power state. This is the default behavior.
"auto" selects between "mid" and "high" power states based on the whether the system is on battery power or not. The "low" power state are selected when the monitors are in the dpms off state.
"low" forces the gpu to be in the low power state all the time. Note that "low" can cause display problems on some laptops; this is why auto only uses "low" when displays are off.
"mid" forces the gpu to be in the "mid" power state all the time. The "low" power state is selected when the monitors are in the dpms off state.
"high" forces the gpu to be in the "high" power state all the time. The "low" power state is selected when the monitors are in the dpms off state.

So lets say we want the "low" option...for this, run the following command:

# echo low > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_profile

the last command "echo low > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_profile

reduces a lot the temperature of both my hd5670. The screens flashes sometimes, but..... downs very well the temperature. With the proprietary driver I haven't do it.

tareef · 2013-02-16 08:05:49

thanks my friend.. i read this note in wiki, and when i try it:

~ >sudo echo low > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_profile
bash: /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_profile: No such file or directory

am searching for "power_profile" in my Root disk, and dont found it!

kaszak696 · 2013-02-16 08:10:28

This file is for open source ATI drivers, not Catalyst. For Catalyst, open amdcccle and fiddle with the sliders in PowerPlay section.
Notebooks are known for having a piss-poor cooling systems, my card can easily reach >100C on youtube videos on both Windows and Linux.

Last edited by kaszak696 (2013-02-16 08:11:17)

neilzium · 2013-02-16 16:08:30

Power profile is indeed only for the open source driver. Which Wm/DE are you using? Something like compiz or Kwin with a lot of effects will use your gpu to the point that catalyst will scale the card up to full clock speeds. Some laptop cards can run pretty hot when this happens, especially if the heatsink isn't seated well. You may be better off using the open source driver in that case and force your power profile to low as already mentioned. You could also try to turn off hardware acceleration in firefox and flash.

xircon · 2013-02-20 23:35:16

I have a N5010, try running the hose of a vacuum cleaner over all of the vents in the back of the case, whilst brushing with a soft brush (I use the one supplied with cleaner).

I knocked nearly 10 deg C off my temps. You have to do this regularily

Steve

Last edited by xircon (2013-02-20 23:35:54)

neilzium · 2013-02-21 11:57:23

xircon wrote:

try running the hose of a vacuum cleaner over all of the vents in the back of the case

Vacuum cleaners create static which can damage electronic components, definitely not a good idea. You could use a can of compressed air to try this instead. If your laptop is out of warranty and you are comfortable around electronics, you could always open it up and clean out the heatsink or better yet, reseat it with decent thermal paste.

Last edited by neilzium (2013-02-21 11:58:04)

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#1 2013-02-15 07:56:03

ATI With catalyst ... overheat problem

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Re: ATI With catalyst ... overheat problem

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